Just sharing... nothing important

[SunnyX]

Cant wait for the results.

Thanks again.

 

[CIMulation]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6905321#post6905321 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kip

Do you know the name of this sps by chance? It's b-e-a-utiful!

 

[Kip]

some sorta encrusting monti... there about a dozen to choose from... take your pic

(nodosa, efflorescens)

 

[druluv]

sorry to hear about the old site, thier loss, none the less wicked tank. I know you won't mind if I pass over with my fragging shears.lol

 

[Kip]

i went thru the tank late last nite with some bone cutters and tongs... filled up a big plastic chinese-take-out-soup-cup with some clippings.... and just set them out on the back deck overnite. Most people have compost piles for their gardens... i have a CaCO3 pile for my reactor

 

[CIMulation]

Don't be alarmed if you see someone walking behind your house on your back deck at night.

 

[CeeGee]

You keep saying that this tank doesn't have what it takes to be a TOTM but I tell ya it is the nicest tank I have seen on RC this month.

I will be really surprised if you don't get the honor one day.

I am actually really surprised that I haven't seen iwan's tank there either.

 

[AcroSteve]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6972460#post6972460 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kip
i went thru the tank late last nite with some bone cutters and tongs... filled up a big plastic chinese-take-out-soup-cup with some clippings.... and just set them out on the back deck overnite. Most people have compost piles for their gardens... i have a CaCO3 pile for my reactor

Surely you are joking.




Very nice. What reactor media are you running?

 

[Kip]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6972910#post6972910 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CIMulation
Don't be alarmed if you see someone walking behind your house on your back deck at night.

Hah... I have a frag tank set up in the garage. In the summer leave the garage door open just enough to get some air exchange. Been wondering when i will come home and fine someone stuck who tried to crawl under the garage door.

 

[Kip]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6973548#post6973548 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CeeGee
You keep saying that this tank doesn't have what it takes to be a TOTM but I tell ya it is the nicest tank I have seen on RC this month.

I will be really surprised if you don't get the honor one day.

I am actually really surprised that I haven't seen iwan's tank there either.

thanks, but i am one who is never satisfied with my tank... so if any such commendations fall upon my system, it will be a surprise. thanks again for saying nice things

 

[Kip]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6974571#post6974571 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by AcroSteve
Surely you are joking.




Very nice. What reactor media are you running?

no.. actually i am not... in fact, some corals are quite amazing at how long they will live out there exposed to the air and no water except the moisture in their tissue.

c-reactor media=korallith

 

[fishypets]

Kip

What what size media are you using? I know Korallith has fine, medium and large.

BTW just switched from ARM to Korallith. I hope to see my tank look like yours in a few months

 

[Kip]

i think its medium.... havent bought any in a while... i stocked up on it when i first started running a reactor

as far as a tank looking good... wouldnt it be nice if it were something as simple as what media to use.

 

[Kip]

how about a really ugly picture for the thread... things dont always run so smoothly on Kip'sReef

 

[isseym328]

Oooooh a tan piece of acro. I don't have that in my tank yet. Are you selling a piece of that?

 

[Kip]

the red specks man.... the red specks

and yes... i always have micropthalma available

 

[Lunchbucket]

kip you currently have red bugs or was that from a while ago??

Lunchbucket

 

[Kip]

that pic was from fall '03

no bugs anymore... everything new goes thru a strict bathing regimen before going into my system.

 

[Wiskey]

How do you do the baths? Do you use just inerceptor or other things for other pests too (such as AEFW)? How do you properly dose interseptor for such a small quantity of water in a dip?

Thanks,
Whiskey

 

[Kip]

i dont measure it out... but, somewhere around 1/8th of a pill gets crushed and put in about a liter of water that is aerated and temp controlled for about 3hrs.

nudi's and acro-flatties... lugol's bath should manifest a problem that can/will be manual taken care of. A microscope or some other magnifying glass is very useful during this process too.